Businessman wants recognition for NZ war hero | NATIONAL | NEWS | tvnz.co.nz

London is a city of statues but nowhere will you find one of the New Zealander who was crucial in defending south-eastern England during the Battle of Britain.

Businessman Terry Smith is shocked by the lack of recognition for a man "who made an enormous contribution".

Trafalgar Square is home to many of Britain's war heroes and Smith is keen to add a nine foot statue of Sir Keith wearing his flying suit and helmet.

He is prepared to pay $300,000 for the statue and says the project is his passion.

"I can only believe it's the type of passion he must have had to achieve what he did. I think we should try to match that for him," says Smith.

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